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[Tuesday Afternoon]

Crimson flames tied through my ears
Throwin' high and mighty traps
Countless fire and flaming road
Using ideas as my maps
"We'll meet on edges, soon," said I
Proud 'neath heated brow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.

Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth
"Rip down all hate," I screamed
Lies that life is black and white
Spoke from my skull, I dreamed
Romantic flanks of musketeers
Foundation deep, somehow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.

In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand
At the mongrel dogs who teach
Fearing not I'd become my enemy
In the instant that I preach
My pathway led by confusion boats
Mutiny from stern to bow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.

Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now

My guard stood hard when abstract threats
Too noble to neglect
Deceived me into thinking
I had something to protect
Good and bad, I define these terms
Quite clear, no doubt, somehow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.

[Hoyt]

1. One of my favorite songs and groups.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. one of the first albums I ever owned

[lame54]

3. The Ramones Version...

[lastlib]

11. Kindergartners with crayons on the Mona Lisa...........

...c'est dommage..............

[lame54]

13. ...

[olddots]

4. music has really devolved

sad but true ---

[Boomerproud]

5. I couldn't agree with you more.

Now here comes the "Stop saying that! All you have to do to find fantastic music is look for it!!!".

[OriginalGeek]

8. I hardly have time to listen to all my favorite oldies

for all the great music coming out every day.


I suppose you could make the case that you shouldn't have to look for it because great music should get airplay (like it did in the 60s?) but then that's really a radio problem, not a music problem. Good new music is available but shitty radio is shitty.

[nomorenomore08]

9. Yeah, even as a younger guy I have to admit that the 60's/70's/80's were better.

And even in the 80's a lot of the best stuff was more "underground" than mainstream. So I guess pop music's overall decline had already started by then.

[Doc_Technical]

6. there are two stanzas missing from the Byrds version of this song.

I guess the "suits" who run the music business didn't want this record
to go over the 3 minute mark that top 40 dictated that a single would
last.
That's a shame because I love this cover.

[lastlib]

7. God, I LOVED this song!!!

Thanks for posting--hadn't thought of it for a couple years or so. Used to be a staple for me.

[nomorenomore08]

10. Dylan lyrics + Rickenbacker 12-string + McGuinn/Clark/Crosby harmonies = magic.

The Dylan originals were great in their own way, but the Byrds put a whole different spin on his songs.

[panader0]

12. Wasn't Born to Follow

Damn! How do I post it to play the music? I am so dumb on a computer.
I loved that album, still have it. Also 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo'

[malthaussen]

14. Snuck into a Joni Mitchell concert once circa '75

And she explained to people requesting it that she "was much older then" when she wrote "Conversation." Whereupon, I shouted out "Right on, sister!"

Was pretty cool -- Joni couldn't remember the words, so she asked one persistent fan to come up on the stage and sing it with her.

One of Dylan's better lines, I always thought. I wonder if he stole it from someone else.

-- Mal

[Hoyt]

15. Another great song, off one heck of an album (back when they had "albums").

Later that song was on Easy Rider soundtrack. The other songs on Notorious were outstanding too.

[pinboy3niner]

16. I Wasn't Born To Follow video...

[Hoyt]

17. Thanks, love that song.

Another one off that album -- Draft Morning.


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